毕比·诺维尔什 Bebe Neuwirth

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Beatrice "Bebe" Neuwirth is the daughter of Sydney Anne, an artist, and Lee Paul Neuwirth, a mathematician. Born and raised in Princeton, New Jersey, she started out as a dancer. Her New York career started out in "A Chorus Line". She won a Tony Award for her part in "Sweet Charity" and two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for playing Lilith Sternin Crane of Cheers (1982).Trivia (14)Education: Graduated from Princeton High School (Princeton, New Jersey, 1976) Majored in dance at The Juilliard School (New York, New York 1976-7)Has won two Tony Awards: in 1986 as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for playing Nicki in a revival of "Sweet Charity;" and in 1997 as Best Actress (Musical) for playing Velma Kelly in a revival of "Chicago."She raises money to **** stray cats and dogs.Danced with the Princeton Ballet Company.After Cheers (1982) went off the air, she got a lot of offers from TV and film essentially asking her to pretty much play the same character. She was offered a regular role as Lilith on the Cheers (1982) spin-off, Frasier (1993) but she turned it down so she could go back to Broadway. She did guests spots on the show instead.She claims the role of the hooker teaching Judy Davis how to perform oral *** on a banana in Woody Allen's Celebrity (1998) was written specifically for her.Has won two Emmys, two Tonys, two Drama Desks, an LA Drama Critics Circle award, an Astaire Award, an Outer Critics Circle award, among others.Her husband, Chris Calkins, is the founder of Destino vineyards in Napa Valley.She is from a Jewish family (from Austria, Germany, and Russia).She had hip replacement surgery in 2006.She has played the same character (Dr. Lilith Sternin) in three different series: Cheers (1982), Wings (1990) and Frasier (1993).Filming Le divorce (2003) in Paris. [March 2002]Joined new show, Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005), premiered 3 March 2005. [September 2004]